https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to christian zionism en https://religiondispatches.org/2026/04/02/meet-top-24-leaders-new-apostolic-reformation-us Given the threat to America’s democratic institutions and aspirations posed by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), it’s alarming that the movement’s leading figures aren’t well or widely known. Many, particularly those involved in creating a revolution against established institutions, would… Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:59:06 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné a0079a9c-e937-40e8-b5d7-83d9171ec6c3 https://politicalresearch.org/2024/04/24/why-you-should-care-about-end-times-christian-zionism-its-outsized-influence-american Koki is joined by Aidan Orly to talk about Christian Zionism: the right-wing domestic and international movements that use a Christian biblical interpretation to promote and endorse Jewish nationalism. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:43:47 EDT Political Research Associates cc3b2249-e509-4a62-8cc9-effc61e8d9bd https://politicalresearch.org/2024/04/24/101-christian-zionism Christian Zionism comprises several authoritarian movements, and collectively forms the largest political base of support for Israel in the U.S. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:57:28 EDT Aidan Orly 04d8d67a-e455-4542-80e8-41ae2eab34c3 https://religiondispatches.org/2023/10/23/spooky-action-quantum-physics-offers-alternative-frame-war-middle-east-and-2024-election By now you’ve read about Hamas’s attack and Israel’s ferocious response , all of which has exposed deep divisions on the Right , and aroused Christian Zionist supporters , b ut what are the implications of a violent, percussive war… Mon, 23 Oct 2023 02:22:34 EDT Peter Schwartz 749e1bed-deb4-46bf-a0e7-2d100f6f3b9b https://religiondispatches.org/2023/10/19/right-deeply-divided-over-support-israel-though-its-not-about-justice-palestinians On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, which included the horrific murder of hundreds of Israeli civilians. In response, Israel launched an unprecedented wave of deadly bombardment across the Gaza Strip, murdering thousands… Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:00:59 EDT Ben Lorber 48696a4b-5a98-479a-8977-fe594d31061a https://religiondispatches.org/2023/10/18/israel-hamas-not-religious-war-and-not-your-rapture Hamas’ October 7 attack was monstrous. Hundreds killed at a music f e stival along with hundreds more in their homes or on the streets. Women and children butchered on a kibbutz in the south. In response Israel launched a… Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:07:17 EDT Thomas Lecaque 3646e6eb-28f8-4e85-9943-85e42a08796a https://religiondispatches.org/2023/04/04/many-christian-zionists-israeli-protesters-are-threat-gods-plan Since Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right coalition have sought to curtail the powers of the Israeli judiciary, effectively seizing power in perpetuity , Israeli society has erupted into some of the largest sustained protests in its history. The world… Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:50:45 EDT Aidan Orly 2d6922b5-9958-43c7-97b7-5a4336e7b99e https://politicalresearch.org/2022/07/06/building-broad-coalitions An excerpt from the conversation hosted by PRA on Christian Zionism, its core tenets and how organizers can effectively counter its messaging. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 02:20:40 EDT Political Research Associates 53477c45-af47-499a-b64a-810f4b858f21 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/04/27/why-did-antisemitic-christian-zionist-have-chutzpah-declare-hed-be-leading-holocaust This week, Jews in Israel and around the world will commemorate Yom HaShoah, a Holocaust Remembrance Day that marks a somber time for remembrance and reflection. On Thursday, thousands of Israeli and diaspora Jews and supporters will walk silently from… Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:35:26 EDT Ben Lorber, Aidan Orly d90e2116-6dd4-4395-8e5b-d93edd3cdb15 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/03/03/dont-laugh-rick-scotts-plan-rescue-america-or-be-fooled-reports-backlash-his-only On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled what he modestly calls “An 11 Point Plan To Rescue America ,” his policy platform proposal should the GOP retake the Senate in the November midterms. “I’ll warn you; this plan is not… Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:10:03 EST Annika Brockschmidt 75129a91-02e1-4abf-ad72-7f5e135a04c9 https://religiondispatches.org/2021/05/26/unquestioned-support-israel-wasnt-always-way-conservative-christians As civilians in southern Lebanon fled an impending Israeli ground offensive, over three thousand Christian advocates converged in Washington D.C. to demand U.S. support for Israel. This was the summer of 2006. Israel’s invasion of Lebanon had entered its second… Wed, 26 May 2021 04:01:31 EDT Amy Fallas daff230c-ecfd-4f3a-a4c2-d97010cb8b3b https://politicalresearch.org/2021/05/25/progressive-movements-cannot-afford-ignore-role-christian-zionism-dispossession Christian Zionism is by far the largest movement supporting authoritarian policies in the Israeli government outside of Israel, and an essential bloc within the larger U.S. Christian Right. Tue, 25 May 2021 10:15:44 EDT Aidan Orly, Jonathan Brenneman 6c6d665e-ba64-4c02-8a68-0364ba50dd7b https://politicalresearch.org/2020/10/27/christian-zionism-end-times-agenda-us-domestic-and-foreign-policy At the 2020 Republican National Convention, the administration flaunted diplomatic norms when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s pre-recorded participation was broadcast from the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, the same embassy that was Vice President Mike Pence’s first talking point when… Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:00:00 EDT Political Research Associates f33265b0-2cc1-4ea6-939c-f1cf64df028f https://religiondispatches.org/2020/07/27/wrong-emperor-why-ralph-reeds-new-pro-trump-book-distorts-bible-cast-president-tiberius Ralph Reed’s new book, For God and Country: The Christian Case for Trump (published by Simon & Schuster in March 2020), doesn’t devote much energy to defending Trump’s moral character or articulating his role as an instrument chosen by God… Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:45:53 EDT Tony Keddie f13f4426-313d-4764-893b-ddddc78e1d56 https://politicalresearch.org/2020/07/09/end-times-antisemitism Today, we see explicitly Christian Zionist organizations and megachurch pastors working with high administration officials such as Mike Pompeo, to justify expanding support for a right-wing, authoritarian Israeli government as the fulfillment of prophecy. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 05:45:38 EDT Steven Gardiner 19288d5c-aed0-45e6-8b06-4a483b2fcb99 https://religiondispatches.org/2020/01/09/netflixs-iranian-messiah-gift-trump-and-his-evangelical-base Amid horrific natural disasters and a global refugee crisis, an Iranian menace emerges. This might summarize the news cycle at the start of 2020, but it’s also the premise of Netflix’s controversial new series Messiah. Critics have blasted the series… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 04:10:51 EST Tony Keddie 0e2420a7-83a5-4f6a-9dc6-5fbc8b9f74d2 https://religiondispatches.org/2019/09/23/taking-evangelical-support-israel-face-value-terrible-idea-response Writing under a pseudonym in the Forward, a Christian lawyer dismissed the apocalyptic component of Christian Zionism urging readers to take evangelicals’ love for Jews at face value. But Chrissy Stroop, who was raised in fundamentalism, calls this gaslighting. Mon, 23 Sep 2019 01:18:32 EDT Chrissy Stroop 11ee4e7f-a8f0-49bd-89a0-e72abead4e3f https://religiondispatches.org/2017/02/02/under-godits-great-thing-trump-delivers-his-christian-base The heart of Trump’s speech was a defense of “religious liberty” that sounded a lot like protecting Christian—and specifically evangelical—lives and values. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 04:00:02 EST Diane Winston 9a9d1b02-d9b4-4c9b-9a99-07d377895187 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/09/13/why-donald-trumps-love-affair-evangelicals-probably-wont-last According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll of Republican likely caucus-goers, Donald Trump is still earning the admiration of 20 percent of evangelicals, bested only by Ben Carson at 27 percent. Candidates once thought to be easy evangelical favorites are… Sun, 13 Sep 2015 03:36:07 EDT Sarah Posner b38aecca-de6a-4edf-8a9e-781db2b4c9e8 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/29/will-huckabees-ovens-comment-be-end-his-candidacy Alright, Governor Huckabee, since you asked… After Mike Huckabee, who portrays himself as perhaps the most loyal friend Israel has in American politics, told Breitbart News that President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran “will take the Israelis and… Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:45:21 EDT Sarah Posner ebd64d8e-2166-47aa-8055-ceb98e1a7527 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/13/hagees-new-film-uses-jews-and-science-prove-christian-pro-us-god Blood, warfare, and Nostradamus-style speculation make for good entertainment. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 03:31:57 EDT Michael Schulson 31b72615-7bdd-4df5-b7d7-38404ada3e81 https://politicalresearch.org/2015/03/03/religious-right-rolls-out-red-carpet-netanyahu The majority of pro-Israel Americans aren’t Jewish. In fact, many of them could even be described as anti-Jewish. Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:19:49 EST Cole Parke a2b6f46d-4a70-417a-a043-b9b4ff1b50af https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/27/netanyahus-republican-esther-moment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is using the upcoming Purim holiday to justify the need for his speech to a Joint Session of Congress (minus several of them) because the modern-day Persia wants to destroy the modern-day Israel. In an… Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:40:17 EST Sarah Posner f3234218-d1b7-4345-bec5-fe6801171e1f https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/16/explaining-christian-zionism-israelis To many Israelis, the world of Christian Zionism is largely hidden from public view. But a new report out from the Israeli progressive think tank, Molad, aims to change that, casting a bright light on the oddly symbiotic alliances between… Mon, 16 Feb 2015 08:05:05 EST Sarah Posner 102784b0-ac95-4f7a-b077-fa91120cefb8 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/04/netanyahus-speech-lanes-trip-and-impossibility-boycotts Will Democrats boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on March 3? Why didn’t Republican National Committee members boycott a trip to Israel hosted by the American Renewal Project and paid for by the American Family Association? Let’s recap: two… Wed, 04 Feb 2015 04:42:39 EST Sarah Posner 3634c679-8706-4368-aaba-a7f50cf5e03d